Staff has choice of high deductible or premium contribution By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff writer After battling for more than eight months trying to explain its position in not asking employees to pay a portion of their health insurance premiums, the writing may have been on the wall Monday night […]
Year: 2012
WIAA softball pairings announced
The WIAA Division 1 softball bracket was finally announced late last week. Here are the pairings for Tuesday’s first-round games in the Wilmot sectional: Wilmot, No. 1 seed, first-round bye, will play the winner of Janesville Parker (9 seed) vs. Waterf0rd (8 seed). Waterford vs. Janesville Parker, Tuesday, 4:30 p.m. […]
A cuppa jo, some good reads and music to listen by at Java Jo’z
By Patricia Bogumil Interim Editor Finding just the right word is often a hit-and-miss struggle for budding poets. That’s not a problem for Bruce Dethlefsen, Wisconsin’s Poet Laureate, who shared his thoughts precisely May 9, when the Java Jo’z coffee shop in Waterford hosted an evening filled with verse and […]
School Yard Park pavilion opens for business
By Julie Rossman Correspondent After a year-and-a-half of construction and hundreds of hours of volunteer time, the new brick concession building at Union Grove’s School Yard Park is open for business. “It takes a whole community to make this happen,” said Village President Mike Aimone at the official dedication of […]
State track and field qualifiers
The following are qualifiers to the WIAA state meet from Burlington, Waterford Union, Union Grove Union and Catholic Central High Schools: Burlington, Division 1 Boys Max Shenkenberg, triple jump (seeded fourth) Garrett Riggs, pole vault (seeded 20th) Girls Audra Weis, pole vault (seeded 11th) Megan Hegeman, triple jump (seeded 10th) […]
DALE A. KUECKER
Dale A. Kuecker, Janesville, died May 18, 2012, at St Mary’s Hospital in Janesville. He was born Oct. 2, 1952, to the late George and Mary Kuecker, in Burlington. He attended schools of Rochester, East Troy, Kenosha, Milton, Iowa-Grant, and graduated from Evansville High School. He served a short term […]
Union Grove softball ties for conference crown
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT Going into Tuesday night’s Southern Lakes Conference games, Union Grove needed a win over Waterford, and a loss by Westosha Central to Wilmot to tie for the SLC title. The Bronco girls got their wish as they shut out Waterford 10-0, and then learned that […]
DALE A. KUECKER
Dale A. Kuecker, Janesville, died May 18, 2012, at St Mary’s Hospital in Janesville. He was born Oct. 2, 1952, to the late George and Mary Kuecker, in Burlington. He attended schools of Rochester, East Troy, Kenosha, Milton, Iowa-Grant, and graduated from Evansville High School. He served a short term […]
Golf roundup: Waterford wins WIAA regional
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT With a superb 301 team total, the Waterford High School boys’ golf team won the WIAA Division 1 regional Tuesday held at Rivermoor Country Club in Waterford. The 301 total was 11 strokes better than the team’s previous low score this year, and 18 strokes […]
KENNETH J. LUDWIG
Kenneth J. Ludwig, 87, Union Grove, died May 23, 2012, at Southern Wisconsin Veterans Home. He was born Feb. 17, 1925, to the late James and Mayme (Knoll) Ludwig in Honey Lake, where he spent his early life. He attended Cooper School and graduated from Burlington High School. He served […]